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In reply to the discussion: Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services [View all]Sen. Walter Sobchak
(8,692 posts)15. the left and right were hand in hand on this one
The left thought mental health services as they were violated the rights of the mentally ill and the right just didn't want to pay for them in any form. Eliminating them all together was the grand compromise.
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I'm a federal employee and my co-workers seem completely oblivious to what is
TheDebbieDee
Dec 2011
#37
Cutting mental health services caused the exploding prison population in the first place...
Deep13
Dec 2011
#6
That is just it, they don't need social programs, they need permanent institutional care.
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2011
#77
It wasn't until Reagan, in fact, that the phemomenon of "homelessness" became real, and I'm 62.
whathehell
Dec 2011
#34
One of the bullet points used to bash Occupy Los Angeles before the raid was
coalition_unwilling
Dec 2011
#14
"America" May not believe in Evolution, but she sure believes in survival of the 'fittest'
n2doc
Dec 2011
#12
Privatization is bad even for those of us who are reasonably able to function in society.
BreweryYardRat
Dec 2011
#23
My 6 year old grandson was taking medication for ADD his dad was told there is a shortage
Tippy
Dec 2011
#36
Yeah, I figured I'd either trash my response or my account would get trashed due to it. ;P (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2011
#48
No one denies there is a difference between situational depression and clinical depression. nt
Still Blue in PDX
Dec 2011
#90
This is what our christian society has come to, with our for profit 'health-care' system
got root
Dec 2011
#59
Our local governments were doing this even before the downturn and teabagger elections
Blue_Tires
Dec 2011
#88